Tiny House Community Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary

One year ago, four tiny home owners came together to form “Simply Home Community” in Portland, Oregon. They created a community agreement, purchased a big house and parked their tiny sanctuaries in the backyard. We visited Simply Home Community in April and again in October this year. Their growth as a community over the past six months is impressive (and we’re not just talking about the garden)!

Karin Parramore takes us on a tour of Simply Home Community:

*Filmed October 2015

Tony Deithelm explains the origins of Simply Home Community:

*Filmed April 2015

Advice for other Tiny House Communities

Both Tony and Karin stress the importance of their Community Agreement. They spent a lot of time discussing the logistics, chores, number of pets, responsibilities, rent payments, etc. with the other community members.

“Community dinners are an important together element that I think is absolutely necessary.” – Tony Deithelm

Tony’s tiny house is used as a rental on the property

Features of Simply Home Community:

Community garden

Bike shed

Garage converted into a workshop

Communal access to big house amenities

Bulk food buy-in

Community Social Events: Dinners, movie screenings and public tours

Shared chores: cooking, gardening, trash maintenance, etc.

Possible hot tub (TBD)

Where would you like to see a Tiny House Community?

It’s great to see a tiny home community model that works. Simply Home Community is an inspiration for other tiny home communities popping up all over Portland, Oregon, and the rest of the country. Personally, we can’t wait to watch and see how this community evolves over the years.

I think this is fantastic! I would love to build a tiny house community here in Texas. I’ve approached my family about it but, unfortunately, I am the only family member that understands the benefits of the “tiny house” ?. Of course, I understand their feelings, also. One daughter has a husband, child and another on the way. One just bought her house, with her husband and son, and my son says NO WAY, even tho he is single, with no other immediate plans. Even my wife says no. But, maybe someday I will see my dreams come true?